tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67549420612998287562024-03-14T03:59:56.035-04:00Highpointers Connector...<b><center>This is the place where Highpointers, and other like minded folks, can connect with each other to make Highpointing and a great travel experience happen!
Get questions answered, hook up with partners, find gear, swap gear and learn more as you go. Be sure to add your posts and leave your comments to let everyone know what's going on out there...</center></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754942061299828756.post-38375881556313905092010-05-19T15:21:00.000-04:002010-05-19T15:21:59.444-04:00Black Mountain KY in Danger...The National Trust for Historic Preservation has just identified Black Mountain, KY as one of the nations most 11 endangered historic resources for 2011. It's very existence is threatened by the possible issuance of multiple surface and deep mining permits on and around the mountain. <br />
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The Kentucky Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mine Permits will decide whether to grant the permits. Highpointers wishing to help preserve Black Mountain should write and/or email the Division of Mine Permits requesting that they reject the permit applications.<br />
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The National Trust web site can be found at: <a href="http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/11-most-endangered/">http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/11-most-endangered/</a><br />
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Contacts for the Division of Mine Permits can be found at their web site: <a href="http://www.minepermits.ky.gov/">http://www.minepermits.ky.gov/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754942061299828756.post-80977154524119295782010-05-19T00:00:00.007-04:002010-05-19T15:30:09.191-04:00Clingmans Dome Road (TN) Closure Extended...Clingmans Dome Road will will not reopen until June 19, 2010 due to road repaving. <br />
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The project will continue until July 1, 2010 but traffic will be managed with single lane closures on weekdays. No work will take place on weekends once the road reopens.<br />
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The road will be closed to all public use, including hiking, bicycling, sledding, skiing, snowshoeing, and auto touring. Access to trailheads along the road will also be closed, including Fork Ridge Trail, Forney Creek Trail, Forney Ridge Trail (which leads to Andrews Bald), Noland Divide Trail, Road Prong Trail, and Sugarland Mountain Trail. <br />
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Although trailhead access from along Clingmans Dome Road will be closed, these trails will remain open and hikers can access them via connecting trails in the area. <br />
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The Appalachian Trail, which runs parallel to Clingmans Dome Road, will be accessible from Newfound Gap.<br />
<a href="http://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/clingmans-dome-road-imp.htm.">http://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/clingmans-dome-road-imp.htm.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754942061299828756.post-28005933336181978372010-05-18T12:22:00.004-04:002010-05-19T13:30:39.349-04:00Greetings and a Laurel and Hardy Handshake!!!<span style="color:#000000;">By now you've obviously found a place where you can get connected. We at the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Highpointers</span> Club are striving to keep our members on top of things as best as we can. </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">If you are not a member you are still welcome to participate. Believe me, we can use all the help, information, reports and just plain good stuff that we can get.</span><br /><br />Feel free to visit the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Highpointers</span> Club online at: <a href="http://www.highpointers.org/">http://www.highpointers.org</a>. Who knows... you may get a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">craving</span> to join us? Just $20 a year US and $25 for Foreign Memberships.<br /><br />Other than the Quarterly Newsletter <em>"Apex to Zenith"</em> we now offer Monthly <em><span style="color:#ff0000;">e-Bulletins</span></em> and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">occasionally</span> an <em><span style="color:#ff0000;">e-Alert</span></em> to keep up in tuned between newsletters.<br /><br />The Annual C<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">lub</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Konvention</span> is being held in Muscle Shoals Alabama honoring the Highpoint of Mississippi - <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Woodall</span> Mountain. It'll be in October so <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">it'd</span> be nice and cool.<br /><br />For more information about the Club just email: <a href="mailto:Info@highpointers.org">Info@highpointers.org</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0